Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Physical Sciences
Department of Geology
Verryn, SMC
Phd(Pret) - Analyst Scientist
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 420 2137
Fax number: 012 362 5219
E-mail address: sverryn@postino.up.ac.za
Research Interests:
Investigation of the behaviour of platinum group elements in natural systems and the application to technical processes
Applied Mineralogy
Molecular Design
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
Merkle RKW, Verryn SMC: 2002. The system PtS-PdS-NiS between 1200° and 700°C. Canadian Mineralogist, 40, pp 571-584.
Merkle RKW, Franklyn CB, Przybylowicz VM, Verryn SMC: 2002. Intercomparison of electron probe micro-analysis and particle induced X-ray emission analyses of Pt-Pd-Ni-S matrices. Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section B-Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 190, pp 821-825.
Research and technical/policy output for clients:
de Villiers JPR, Verryn SMC, Tuling A: Technical Report: 2002. Disintegration of titanium-rich slags: A crystal chemical and kinetic study of the mechanism and the physical and chemical factors affecting it. For: Delta EMD and TICOR / KUMBA Resources.
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